This post originally appeared on SafeNet’s The Art of Data Protection blog – now part of the Gemalto Digital Security blog.

Enterprises rely on a breadth of critical applications, such as VPNs, SaaS, and web-hosting services, to keep their organizations humming.

But how can IT professionals verify the identities of personnel accessing the various types of applications and data? And specifically, how can they verify who is accessing their information when this very information is hosted outside their IT perimeter?

By following the three rules outlined in our ebook, organizations can keep their identities, data, applications, and infrastructure safe.